FEH BOCES POLICIES & PROCEDURESOrientation 2015

WELCOME

• Introduction-a little about me• Grew up on a dairy farm in Morristown, NY• Near Alexandria Bay• Oldest of 5 children• Family history of “working in education” as teachers,

counselors and administrators

THE COLLEGE YEARS

•Alfred University-Motto-”Fiat Lux” Translated means “Let There Be Light”

THE COLLEGE YEARS

• St. Lawrence University•Motto-” We have lit a candle in the wilderness that will never be extinguished”

FEH BOCES LIGHTING THE WAY TO THE FUTURE•The torch represents the ability for each of us to serve as a guiding light for others

•It is the role of those in education to serve a beacon of light extinguishing ignorance.

•May each of us remember that lighting the way for others brightens the path for themselves.

 

ACTIVITY

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MAY THIS YEAR, BE ONE THAT SHINES A LIGHT ON THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING.

Section I: General Procedures Attendance Absences & Partial Days of Absences (Use AESOP) Leave of absence Accident Reporting and Safety Change of Address Conference Attendance and/or Travel –Use of BOCES Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement Educational Credits- Request for Approval of Courses Fire Drills Remuneration – Letters and Authorization regarding delivery of

paychecks/direct deposit, etc. Extra Classroom Fund Equipment Inventory-go through your program administrator Anything over $500 needs approval  

BOCES Policies Alcohol and other Substances Annual Professional Performance Review Child Abuse & Maltreatment Policy and Procedure Code of Conduct Conference Attendance and Expense Reimbursement Corporal Punishment District-Wide School Safety Plan Drug-Free Work Place Policy Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993 –Fact Sheet No.

ESA 93 Hepatitis B Policy Statement HIV-related Illness – Policy Regarding Employees HIV-related Illness – Policy Regarding Students Personal Property Accountability Policy (Administrative Guidelines for Perpetual Inventory of

all PP) (Administrative Guidelines for Off-Site & On Site Use

of BOCES PP) Purchasing Policy – Requisitions Sexual Harassment Policy Statement Technology Acceptable Use Policy Title IX/504/Civil Rights/Age Discrimination Act

Policy

BOCES Policies-Use FEH BOCES Website Professional Development Implementation Plan for 2015-16 School Year Mentoring Addendum to the PDP Continuing Professional Development District Planning Form Attendance Policy District-Wide Wellness Policy on Nutrition and Physical

Activity Safeguarding, Accounting and Auditing of Extra-Classroom

Activity Funds Job Hazard Assessment/Personal Protective Equipment Policy Code of Ethics for all BOCES Personnel Hazard Communication Program

Continuing Professional Development Professional Development hours for employees who hold a Professional Teaching

Certificate or a Level Three Teaching Assistance (TA) Certificate. The Commissioner’s Regulation 80-3.6 (b)(1) requires that Professional certificate holders and Teaching Assistant III certificate holders complete professional development every five years (175 hours for teachers and school leaders, and 75 hours for TA IIIs) in order to maintain certification. The Professional Development Standards were adopted by the Board of Regents in January of 2009.

The Deputy Superintendent will approve Professional Development (PD) opportunities that are not listed in the FEHB Professional Development Plan.

ISS will keep an updated list of PD hours based on Regional Staff Development Day (RSDD) offerings and PD opportunities provided throughout the

year by the Deputy Superintendent. Administrators that hold staff meeting must send an agenda of the meeting, and time of the professional development components in the meeting for approval by the Deputy Superintendent.